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{{trope}}
[[The Hero]] is squaring off with the [[Big Bad]]. His [[Theme Music Power
The name of this trope is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died The Day the Music Died], as recounted by Don McLean in the 1971 song "American Pie".
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Compare [[Cat Scare]] for when dramatic tension is build up with music only for a harmless outcome. Related to the [[Hope Spot]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* In ''[[Heartcatch Precure]]'', Cure Blossom and Cure Marine decide to confuse the [[Monster of the Week|Desertian of the Week]] by running around it in circles really fast. At first, Cobraja, the one who made it, seems concerned... until he looks ahead as the music comes to a droning halt as Blossom and Marine have slowed down, eyes swirling and admitting that was a dumb idea.
* Episode 55 of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' Brotherhood: {{spoiler|Fuhrer Bradley is MIA after his train blew up, the good guys have taken over the enemy stronghold, and everyone congratulates each other over their victory as uplifting music plays in the background. Then Bradley calls, announcing his return. Cue music cut and collective [[Oh Crap]] from ''everyone''.}}
* The [[Wham Episode|very well known third episode of]] ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'': {{spoiler|Mami was fighting quite joyously, all in the tune of her [[Leitmotif]] Credens Justitiam. She unleashed her Tiro Finale to the witch... Cue the witch revealing her [[One
== [[Film]] ==
* [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers:]] [[The Movie]] [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Film)|Movie]] pulls something similar. As the team morphs for the first time in the film, we are treated to a pumped-up version of the [[Theme Music Power
* The theme charge of the [[The Calvalry|Rohirrim]] cut short the moment the line met the Mumakil. Not pretty.
* During [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World|Scott Pilgrim's]] first encounter with Gideon Graves, he dispatches Gideon's mooks accompanied by an up-tempo version of [[Theme Music Power
* In [[Seabiscuit]], during the historic match race against War Admiral, Seabiscuit jumps out to an early lead. After a while, though, he begins to slow, accompanied by mournful music, allowing War Admiral to catch up. But Seabiscuit slowing was a [[Batman Gambit]] on the part of his jockey, George Woolf, and (injured) regular jockey, Red Pollard, who knew that the horse would push himself harder if the other horse was matching his speed. It worked, and Seabiscuit won. This was, as Laura Hillenbrand's book described, [[Truth in Television]] (well, except for the music).
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* [[Kamen Rider Agito]] pulls something like this. Sometimes, in the middle of a [[Theme Music Power
* Happens all the time in ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', most often playing the "elimination" music right before a team is told that it's a non-elimination leg.
* A gag used in ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', when Arthur and Ford are trapped in the Vogon airlock, about to be blown into space. Ford says "No, wait! What's this switch!" accompanied by a hopeful swell of music.. only he's just being a jerk. There's no switch, and they do get blown out of the airlock.
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* ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]''. A lowly villain brings forth a couple of monsters, the characters pull out their weapons, and battle music starts... then the monsters fall into a pit. Cue the music [[Letting the Air Out of The Band|faltering out]].
** The game uses a variation earlier: enemies pop out, characters take their positions, the box doesn't pop up, the box doesn't pop up, [[Rule of Three|the box doesn't pop up]], then the music changes, their leader shows up and you have to race him.
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]'': "'''{{color|red|OBJECTION!}}''' ...[[Theme Music Power
* '[[Blaz Blue]]'. The butt monkey ninja has an awesome over the top theme that activates when you use Furinkazan which basically makes you super fast and near impossible to hit. Cue epic facepalm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[[U 158 VC 5 u 6 kk]]
* In the first [[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]], one board has Bowser giving players black stars. At first it might seem that they count because of the fanfare... Then they [[Letting the Air Out of The Band|Let The Air Out Of The Band]] to let you know you were forced to pay for nothing.
* ''[[Persona 4]]'' does this with the [[True Final Boss]] fight. {{spoiler|The song starts off very slow and ominous sounding, before swelling into an ''epic'' reprise of "I'll Face Myself", the original battle theme. It seems like a [[Theme Music Power
* ''[[Clannad (Visual Novel)|Clannad]]'' often starts playing emotional music during scenes that are set up to be misleading either to the audience or characters. Such as Tomoya starting to tell Tomoyo that Sunohara loves her, or when Kyou pulls Tomoya aside to show him a love letter, the assumption being that it's from her to him. The music starts in both cases only to get cut short by Sunohara butting in to say he wants to fight Tomoyo or an irritated Kyou explaining it was from some boy to Ryou.
* In the [[Uninvited]] game, when you meet the Scarlet O'Hara lookalike, the music sounds VERY upbeat. As if you're going to have a pleasant time. Doing anything aside of a select few will cause her to reveal her face as she rips you apart while said music turns into utter horror. This is noteworthy because usually dangers in the game were accompanied with an eerie music, rather than such upbeat music.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In pretty much every ''[[Popeye]]'' cartoon, Popeye will [[Power
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' pulls it off in the Season two Finale. Aang is rising into the air in all his Avatar State glory, glowing with holy light, and BAM. Sizzle. Azula shoots him it the back, and he sort of twitches. Then he falls over.
* ''[[Justice League]]: [[OVA|The New Frontier]]''. [[Superman]], being Superman, rouses and unites a divided group of superheroes, then, with heroic music playing in the background, charges off to scout and engage the enemy...only to be hit with an energy beam so powerful it knocks him several miles back and into the sea, pretty much removing him from the movie (Supes doesn't save the day in this one).
* ''[[The Boondocks]]'': Stinkmeaner possesses Tom and tries to get his revenge on Robert...but then Huey and Riley jump in and Huey tosses Robert his [[Weapon of Choice|belt]] as the [[Theme Music Power
* A nonviolent version on ''[[The Simpsons]]'': Abe Simpson is about to perform an act called the "Funky Grampa" - and just as he starts up the singing and dancing, he promptly falls asleep.
* ''[[The Legend of Korra (Animation)|The Legend of Korra]]'': when Korra starts trying to meditate, music starts to play for a second or two before being abruptly cut-off when she gives up on it.
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